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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (OSV News) -- Uruguays Catholic Church celebrated the beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera May 6. Blessed Bishop Vera was not only the first bishop of Montevideo, the countrys capital, but is considered the father of the local church. It was a celebration like no other since Uruguay was settled by Europeans more than 500 years ago and gained independence in 1828. It was the countrys first beatification, and Bishop Vera is on the path to becoming Uruguay’s first native h

Bishop Jacinto Vera born in 1813 on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Uruguay will be beatified May 6

Agenzia Fides: Organo di informazione delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie dal 1927

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Agenzia Fides: Organo di informazione delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie dal 1927

Pope Francis has approved the publication of numerous decrees regarding causes of canonization, including the recognition of the martyrdom Józef and ...

An Italian misssionary sister, who had spent 59 years working in Mozambique was shot and killed by terrorists.

Militants in Mozambique kill 11 Christians, but bishop insists that, contrary to appearances, violence is not motivated by religion..

La fiesta patronal se desarrolló con un aforo de hasta 300 personas y culminó con pirotecnia que estalló a las diez de la noche e iluminó el cielo de la ciu

Hace 15 años un grupo de militares, encañonó y violó a 14 mujeres que trabajaban en la zona de tolerancia de Castaños, Coahuila. Por primera vez en México los militares fueron juzgados por el fuero común, desde entonces, 51 militares han sido procesados por delitos sexuales. Por Jesús Peña y Francisco Rodríguez Coahuila, 26 de julio (Vanguardia).- El 11 de julio de 2006 era el primer día de trabajo para Brissa en el bar “Las Playas”. Venía de Monterrey, donde se cansó de traba...